Hunye welcomes Yayi’s lawsuit threat over Ekiti origin claim

Abayomi Hunye, an Ogun APC member, has welcomed a lawsuit threat from Senator Solomon Adeola, also known as Yayi, over claims of his alleged Ekiti ancestry. According to Punch Nigeria, Yayi had threatened to take legal action against Hunye and Ambassador Folake Marcus-Bello for claiming he is an indigene of Ekiti State without providing evidence.

Yayi, who represents Ogun West in the Senate, gave Hunye and Marcus-Bello 24 hours to provide evidence backing their claims or face lawsuits. The claims were made during separate interviews on Channels Television programmes. Yayi described the claims as false and libellous.

Hunye, a suspended APC member from Ogun State, welcomed Yayi's lawsuit threat. The details of his response were not provided in the reports.

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